JPH07227321A - Housing apparatus for clothing on hanger - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a housing apparatus for clothings on hangers which enables the housing of a large amount of clothings in a small space while facilitating the carrying in or out thereof. CONSTITUTION:This apparatus is provided with a rotary drive wheel 6 which is supported free to rotate horizontally with a tooth 6a on an outer circumference part, an endless chain 10 meshed with the outer circumference tooth 6a of the rotary drive wheel 6, a guide rail 8 provided in the direction of the movement of the endless chain 10 and a hook catch part 10a provided at an upper part of the endless chain 10 on which a hook part 3a of a hanger 3 is caught.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hanger hanging garment storage device for accommodating a large number of hangers for hanging clothes and carrying the hangers as needed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the apparel industry that manufactures and sells a large amount of clothes such as men's and women's clothes, these products are stored in a storage room or a warehouse in a state of being hung on a hanger and carried out when necessary. Product management such as doing is done. Conventionally, a fixed rack formed in a rectangular ring shape has been used to store the hanger-hanging products. Several fixed racks are suspended so that the fixed racks are arranged in the horizontal direction. The hook was hooked.

However, this fixed rack requires a person to carry the hanger-hanging products and hang them in vacant places one by one, and if necessary, they have to go to pick them up, which makes loading and unloading work troublesome. Yes, it was extremely inefficient in managing a large number of products.

Therefore, there has been proposed a storage device for hanger-hanging clothes in which a fixed rack is movable so that hanger-hanging products can be moved. As shown in FIG. 8, this carrying device has a structure in which a movable rack 30 is suspended on a guide rail 20 and a hanger 3 is hooked on the movable rack 30 to suspend the clothes 2.

The guide rail 20 is a cylindrical pipe having a substantially rectangular ring shape and is arranged in a storage chamber or a warehouse. In addition, the movable rack 30 has a substantially Y-shaped support tool 30.
Two rollers 30b are attached to a, and the rollers 30b are held so as to roll on the upper surface side of the guide rail 20. This support tool 30a is made up of two sets, each lower end of which is connected by a bar 30c at appropriate intervals, and the hook portion 3a of the hanger 3 is hooked on this bar 30c.

The movable rack 30 includes a guide rail 20.
A plurality of hangers 3 can be suspended along the length direction of the movable rack 30 so that 5 or 6 hangers 3 can be hooked on the bar 30c of each movable rack 30. Then, in this state, the movable rack 3
When 0 is moved along the guide rail 20, the clothes hanging on the hanger can be transported and stored without the need for an operator to carry them.

[0007]

By the way, since the conventional storage device has a structure in which the hanger 3 is suspended from the movable rack 30, a large number of movable racks 30 are required. Moreover, since a plurality of movable racks 30 are suspended along the length direction of the guide rail 20, a space is created between the movable racks 30, but the hanger 3 cannot be suspended in this space. Therefore, there is a drawback that the capacity for clothes is reduced accordingly.

Further, a space of 40 to 50 cm is required in the vertical direction between the guide rail 20 and the hook 3a of the hanger 3 with the movable rack 30 sandwiched therebetween, which is a dead space because it cannot be used. Was there. In particular, when arranging the guide rails 20 in a plurality of upper and lower stages, the dead space becomes larger as the number of stages increases, so that the whole building becomes large and there is a problem that land is secured and construction cost rises.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can store a large amount of clothes in a small space.
An object of the present invention is to provide a storage device for hanging clothes that can be easily carried in and out.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a rotary drive wheel having teeth on its outer periphery and rotatably supported in the horizontal direction, and the outer peripheral teeth of the rotary drive wheel. An endless chain that meshes with the endless chain, a guide rail provided along the moving direction of the endless chain, and a hook hooking portion provided on the upper end of the endless chain on which the hook portion of the hanger is hooked.

Further, in the above construction, the guide rail is a trough for slidably holding the endless chain, and the hook engaging portion of the endless chain is projected from the upper portion of the guide rail. Further, in the above structure, the endless chain is formed by the sliding member at the sliding portion with the guide rail.

The endless chain is composed of a large number of connecting members integrally formed with an upper extending portion and a lower extending portion which have steps and extend in mutually different directions. An upper extending portion of another connecting member is superposed on the lower extending portion and is pivotally supported by a chain pin.

The upper extending portion of the connecting member has an arcuate edge surface facing the other connecting member. Further, the above-described hook hooking portion is formed on the upper extending portion of the connecting member, and has a substantially triangular cross section.

[0014]

In the storage device for hanging clothes of the hanger described above, the guide rails are arranged in such a shape that the hangers can be easily loaded and unloaded when the hanger hanging clothes are installed in the building, and the number of stored hangers is large. Then, the rotary drive wheel is arranged at an appropriate position of the guide rail, and the endless chain is meshed with the outer peripheral teeth of the rotary drive wheel to be slidably held in the guide rail.

This endless chain has a hook hooking portion at the upper portion and is long along the guide rail. Therefore, by hooking the hook portion of a hanger for hanging clothes, a large number of hooks are hooked. Can be placed side by side and suspended. In this state, when the rotary drive wheel is rotated, the endless chain moves, whereby the hanger hanging clothes are transported and stored in an appropriate place in the building where the endless chain is extended.

[0016]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a storage device for hanger hanging clothes, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same. This hanger hanging clothes storage device 1 is provided with columns 4 and a cradle 5 in a building, a guide rail 8 and an endless chain 10 are fixed in two stages, and clothes such as men's clothes 2 are attached to these endless chains 10. The hanging hanger 3 is hooked to be stored in a large amount, and can be carried in and out by a wheel (rotary driving wheel) 6.

The columns 4 are erected at appropriate intervals along the route along which the guide rails 8 are extended, and support arms 4a extending horizontally are attached to the center and the upper part.
The pedestal 5 is composed of a plurality of columns 5a and vertical and horizontal beams 5b and 5c installed on these columns, and has a height equal to that of the support column 4. Then, a wheel support 5d extending horizontally from a position lower than the support arm 4a is fixedly installed on the central pillar 5a, and a motor having substantially the same height as the wheel support 5d is installed on the outer pillar 5a. The support 5e is fixed.

The support arm 4a, the wheel support 5d, and the motor support 5e determine the height of the guide rail 8 and the distance between them, but the length of the hook 3a of the hanger 3 and the clothes (in this example, the clothes) (in this example, Based on the total length including the length of men's clothing 2), the upper and lower dimensions are set to the minimum.

The wheel 6 has outer teeth 6a formed on the outer periphery thereof, and a rotary shaft 6c provided with a small-diameter pulley 6b is pivotally supported on a pedestal 6d. This wheel 6 is for each pedestal 6
d is fixed to the wheel support 5d, and a belt 7b is stretched between each pulley 6b and the pulley 7a of the motor 7. The motor 7 corresponds to the motor support 5
The endless chain 10 is fixed to e and rotationally driven by a drive signal from a control unit (not shown) to rotate the wheel 6 to move the endless chain 10 along the guide rail 8.

As shown in FIG. 5, the guide rail 8 has a U-shaped cross section and is entirely formed in a gutter shape. The height is such that the hook catching portion 10a of the endless chain 10 can be projected from the upper end edge 8e. ing. The guide rail 8 is supported by the support arm 4a of the support column 4 and slidably holds the endless chain 10, but as shown in FIG.
In order to mesh with the outer peripheral teeth 6a of the wheel 6, the wheel 6 is not provided in a substantially half circumference thereof, and a straight portion 8c is formed between the half circumference portion 8a of the wheel 6 and the curved portion 8b at the end of the strut 4 side.

As shown in another guide rail 9 in FIG. 7, the curved portion 9b is increased in proximity to the semicircular portion 9a side, which is the wheel 6 side, and the right angle portion 9d is provided, and the straight portion 9c is provided between them. The storage capacity of hanger hanging clothes may be increased as a structure tied with, or the hanger hanging clothes can be deformed into various shapes according to the structure of the building.

The endless chain 10 is shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 and comprises a connecting member 11, a chain wheel 12 and a sliding member 13. The connecting member has an upper side extending portion 11a having a step and extending in different directions.
And a lower extension 11b, which are integrally formed of Duracon (M6 nylon).

The upper extending portion 11a has a substantially triangular cross section, and the top portion thereof has the hook portion 3 of the hanger 3.
Hook hook 10 for hanging and removing a
a. The upper extending portion 11a has a groove 11c formed in the center of the upper surface, and the through hole 11 into which the chain pin 14 is inserted from the groove 11c toward the lower surface.
d is provided. Further, the lower extension portion 11b also has a through hole 11d formed from the center of the upper surface toward the lower surface.

The upper extension 11a and the lower extension 1
As shown in FIG. 3, 1b has front and rear edge surfaces 11e, 11f and 11g, 11h facing the other connecting member 10 each having an arc shape, and when the connecting member 11 is connected, it is between the connecting members 11. A small gap G having an arc shape is formed. As a result, the hook portion 3a (the phantom line in the figure) of the hanger 3 that is hooked on the upper extending portion 11a is small in gap G.
It is also possible to avoid the problem that the endless chain 10 moves in and cannot be pulled out, and the moving endless chain 10 is hard to bend at the curved portion 8b of the guide rail 8.

The chain wheel 12 has a metal fitting 12a interposed between two metal plates 12b and 12b, and has through holes 12c into which chain pins 14 are inserted at both ends.
Is formed. The sliding member 13 has a flat upper surface and a bottom surface 1
The curved portion 3a is formed along the curved portion of the guide rail 8 and is formed of M6 nylon or the like having the same smoothness as the Duracon described above. Through-holes 13b each having a diameter slightly smaller than the through-hole 11d of the connecting member 11 are formed at both ends of the sliding member 13, respectively.

The chain pin 14 has a head portion 14a, and a tip of a shaft portion 14b is tapered. 15, 16
Are upper and lower plates which are sandwiched between the upper and lower surfaces of the chain wheel 12, and through holes for inserting the chain pins 14 are formed at both ends.

In the endless chain 10, the sliding member 13, the lower plate 16, the chain wheel 12, and the through holes 11d and 13b and the through hole 14b are aligned with each other.
The upper plate 15 and the connecting member 11 are stacked in layers, the chain pin 14 is inserted from the concave groove 11c of the upper extending portion 11a, and the tip is fitted into the through hole 13b of the sliding member 13.
Since the chain pin 14 is tapered, the head 1
When the 4a side is hit and driven, it is firmly fixed to the sliding member 13.

Since the through-hole side of each member constituting the endless chain 10 has a larger diameter than the through-hole side, the through-hole and the chain pin 14 are in a fitted state.
Others are not fitted to the chain pin 14 and are rotatably held. As a result, the connecting members 11 of the endless chain 10 are connected to each other with a small arc-shaped gap G (see FIG. 3),
An engagement hole 12d is formed between the coupling fittings 12a of the chain wheel 12 so that the outer peripheral teeth 6a of the wheel 6 can be meshed with each other (see FIGS. 4 and 6).

When the endless chain 10 is held in the guide rail 8, the sliding member 13 is attached to the bottom portion 8f of the guide rail 8 as shown in FIGS.
The bottom surface 13a of the above is in contact with and slidable. Further, between the inner side wall of the guide rail 8 and the outer side surface of the connecting fitting 12a, the upper end edge 8e of the guide rail 8 and the lower extending portion 1 of the connecting member 11.
Since a small gap is generated between the chain and 1b, the chain can be smoothly moved without causing noises or catches peculiar to the chain.

Next, the operation of the storage device for the hanger hanging clothes will be described. However, in the storage device 1 for hanging clothes of the hanger, the guide rail 8 and the endless chain 10 having a two-stage structure are arranged so as to circulate in a building (not shown). Shall be extended toward the inner part of the. First, the worker hooks the hook portion 3a of the hanger 3 that suspends the men's clothing 2 on the hook hooking portion 10a of the endless chain 10 at the entrance / exit. Since this endless chain 10 is long and has continuity, it is possible to hook a large number of hook portions 3a of the hanger 3 at a time, but it can be hooked over the entire length by progressive feeding.

In this case, the men's clothes 2 of 10 to 15 points are hooked at once, and then the wheels 6 are rotationally driven to send them once. Next, hook almost the same number of men's clothes 2 on the vacant part, and then send the endless chain 10 first,
The above operation is repeated to hold the men's clothing 2 on almost the entire endless chain 10.

When the carrying-in is completed in this way, the wheel 6 can be carried out in the opposite direction or the same direction to easily carry it out to the entrance of the building. When the hook portion 3a of the hanger 3 is removed, it can be easily removed from the hook catching portion 10a without any trouble, so that the storage and transportation work becomes efficient.

In the above embodiment, the guide rail 8 and the endless chain 10 have a two-stage structure, but they may have three or more stages so as to travel around the inside of the building. Also in this case, it is sufficient to consider the width in the vertical direction only for the length of clothes,
Since there is no dead space, the height can be greatly reduced, and the storage building can be made smaller. Further, with the same storage amount, the storage space becomes smaller than in the conventional case, so there is an advantage that the area of the entire building can be reduced.

In addition, the men's clothing 2 is a popular type hanger 3
Although it was hung up and stored, it is of course possible to store women's clothes and other clothes that can be hung on hangers.
Further, a box-shaped basket hanger containing a shirt or the like may be directly hung on the hook hooking portion.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, the endless chain is held by the guide rail arranged in the storage building and the hook portion is hooked to the hook hooking portion on the upper portion.
It is possible to suspend many hangers on which clothes are suspended. Further, by rotating the rotary drive wheel and moving the endless chain, there is an advantage that the hanger can be transported and stored in the building while being suspended, and can be unloaded when necessary.

Further, since the hook part of the hanger can be directly hooked to the hook hooking part, it is only necessary to consider the width in the vertical direction only the length of the clothes, and the height can be greatly reduced. Even when installing a storage building, it is possible to reduce the size of the storage building. Further, with the same storage amount, the storage space becomes smaller than in the conventional case, so that there is an effect that the area of the storage building can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a storage device for hanger hanging clothes according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the storage device for hanging clothes of the hanger.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a part of an endless chain.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a part of the endless chain in a longitudinal section.

FIG. 5 is a transverse sectional view of the endless chain.

FIG. 6 is a transverse cross-sectional view showing a meshed state of the endless chain and a rotary drive wheel.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing an arrangement state of guide rails.

FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a conventional hanger hanging clothes storage device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Hanger 3a Hook 6 Rotation drive wheel 6a Outer teeth 8 Guide rail 10 Endless chain 10a Hook hook

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A rotary drive wheel having teeth on its outer periphery and rotatably supported in a horizontal direction, an endless chain meshing with the outer peripheral teeth of the rotary drive wheel, and a moving direction of the endless chain. And a guide rail provided on the hanger. The hanger hanging clothes storage device is provided with a hook hooking portion for hooking a hook portion of the hanger provided on an upper portion of the endless chain. 2. The hanger hanging garment according to claim 1, wherein the guide rail is gutter-shaped for slidably holding the endless chain, and a hook engaging portion of the endless chain is projected from an upper portion of the guide rail. Storage device. 3. The hanger hanging clothes storage device according to claim 1, wherein a sliding member is provided at a sliding portion of the endless chain with respect to the guide rail. 4. An endless chain is formed by connecting a plurality of connecting members integrally formed with an upper extending portion and a lower extending portion which have steps and extend in mutually different directions, and each adjacent connecting portion. The member is formed by superposing an upper extending portion of another connecting member on a lower extending portion and pivotally supported by a chain pin.
The storage device for hanger hanging clothes according to any one of 1 to 3. 5. The hanger hanging garment storage device according to claim 4, wherein the upper extending portion of the connecting member has an edge surface facing the other connecting member in an arc shape in plan view. 6. The hook retaining portion is formed on an upper extending portion of the connecting member and has a substantially triangular cross section.
Item 5. A storage device for hanger hanging clothes according to any one of items 5 and 5.